>> up next on 11 news, another blast of winter weather is headed our way. how the state is preparing and what you can expect. a brutal attack on christmas day. what the victim believes prompted this beating. change of plans at morgan state as the university's president remains on the job. hear from the man at the center of the controversy. and face to face. president obama meets with lawmakers in hopes of a last minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. 11 news saturday morning starts right now. >> good morning and welcome to 11 news saturday morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. lisa has the weekend off. >> i'm barry sims. third time's a charm this week

with the winter weather. a snowy day is on tap for us. let's get right to lou mowser to tell us all about it. >> some folks were expecting to see some snow when they woke up this morning. >> we were expecting it. >> some areas are seeing flurries right now. most are not. i think this is going to start a little bit later on them than what we anticipated. starting to show up on radar. let's show hd doppler right now. currently, the areas that you see in darker blue, that's where snow is falling. but, the whiter areas that's snow is coming down, but it's not hitting the ground. when you can see areas south of the dc area around annapolis. we're seeing a rain/snow mix that is starting to fall there. what's interesting is you see this area, this open area start to hagers town and comes down

around winchester. that area is moving in here and will actually pass by our area in the next several hours. so i'm thinking that we're really not gonna start to see any of the hard stuff for probably the next several hours because of the separation there that we're seeing. i'll explain why that's happening and how much snow we can expect coming up in your insta weather plus forecast. >> course, you can stay inside and watch all that pretty snowfalling from your window. chances are it's a busy saturday. you probably have some where to go. >> state crews are working to make sure you get there safely. we have more. >> traffic is a bit busy these days at home improvement stores as shoppers preparing for another winter punch. >> i have to work tomorrow. >> but this first round of winter is already wearing out its welcome with motherists. >> it gets a little old. it's part of winter. >> we just try to stay off the roads. >> marylanders are once again

shelling out some cash for supplies. at this home depot in southeast baltimore it's time to stock up for winter weather staples. >> people anticipating what's going to happen. we're getting a lot more of the customers coming in and picking up some shovels today. >> maryland state highway administration crews are trying to stay one step ahead of mother nature. they are also gearing up for another visit by mother nature. crews spent the day pretreating roads in the event of a wintry mix. in addition, state highway officials say they have up to 2400 trucks salted road ways state wide but do ask motorists to keep a few things in mind. >> if you are planning on traveling on saturday wait until after the storm begins. give our crews chance to get out on the road, salt and plow and make sure they're safe. >> baltimore city officials say they're also on stand by. >> we will be activating outdoor center at 2 a.m. saturday morning with about 35 to 40 pieces of equipment out. we are prepared, our staff is

prepared and our equipment is ready to go. >> wbal tv 11 news. >> you can keep track of the storm as it advances on our i phone and android apps. you can get the updated forecast on wbal tv.com. just click on weather. >> in washington this morning a frank and clearly frustrated president obama said he is fed up with the fiscal cliff stale mate. he met with congressional leaders at the white house and announced there's work behind the scenes on a bipartisan deal and enissues an ultimatum. here's sally kidd with the latest. >> president sat down with john boehner and other congressional leaders in hopes of cutting a last minute deal. >> we had a constructive meeting today. senators reed and mcconnell are discussing a potential agreement where we get a bipartisan bill out of the senate over to the house and done in a timely fashion so that we met the

december 31st deadline. >> we'll be working hard to see if we can try to get there in the next 24 hours. so i'm hopeful and optimistic. >> senate leaders say they're hoping to come back with a proposal as early as sunday. >> whatever we come up with will be imperfect. some people aren't gonna like it. some people will like it less but that's where we are. >> the president said if agreement isn't reached by the deadline, he will urge the senate majority leader to hold a vote on a basic package, one that ensures taxes don't rison middle and lower income americans. in washington, sally kidd, wbal tv 11 news. house will hold a rare sunday session. votes are scheduled for early evening but smeeker boehner isn't expected to put anything on the floor for a vote unless he is sure that it can pass. also this sunday, president obama will be david gregory's guest on "meet the press." you can watch the interview right here tomorrow at 10 a.m.

the fourth strike averted at least for now. the long shore man's union agreed to extend their expiring contract for 30 days. it puts off a threatened sunday strike at 15 ports across the country including here in baltimore. a strike would have crippled operations along the ports. it's reported major steps have been taken toward resolving the on going dispute. carl snow, director of civil rights for the maryland attorney general's office, will retire on january 8th. the ag's office made that announcement friday. this decision comes amid some legal problems for snoweden. he was convicted last month of marijuana possession and has a court date last night. one minute he's out, the next he's back in. the roller coaster ride for morgan state university's president david wilson appears to be over. yesterday the board voted to

renew his contract. george lettuce has more. >> david wilson told us he is honored morgan state board of regents renewed his confidence by extending his contract to june 2014. friday's decision comes just a few weeks after the board voted to oust him as president, a situation he blames himself for. >> i'm the president of the institution. and so, as president, the buck stops in the president's office. and so certainly whatever transpired here, i'll be the first one to raise my hand to say i own it. >> he promises to improve relations and communication between his office and board members. >> i'll make sure the board is involved and the decisions that we make at the institution in terms of the direction we take. >> when the board originally voted to not renew his contract early this month, many staged rallies to show support for wilson. >> faculty has never been more

inspired, motivated and filled with hope. >> many of those supporters packed the board of regents friday meeting which was closed to cameras. >> it's one of those things that has been explained, telling us what happened. >> it's not clear why the board ultimately voted to keep dr. wilson, but it is clear he's a man trying to move forward. >> i'm very energized and ready to continue the work that we do. a new twist this morning two years after felicia barns went missing. prosecutors moved to play a sexually explicit video for the man accused of killing barnes, michael johnson. defense lawyers say the video is footage of barnes, johnson and two others. the state's motion ask that the courtroom be closed when it is played. and police charged a

51-year-old man with raping a 13-year-old girl at a hotel. investigators say it happened thursday night at the budget inn. that suspect has been identified as gary foote. he's been charged with second degree rape and solicitation of a minor. could it be a hate crime. the alleged victim certainly thinks so. kenny shaw was brutally attacked on christmas day. as police search for suspects, mr. shaw sat down with the i team. >> i was holding my hands up to shield my face. >> but the defensive move did not work. this is a picture of kenny shaw after being repeatedly punched in the face and head. >> i was on the ground most of the time. i couldn't get up. i couldn't even see because my eye was swollen shut. >> the brutal beating happened christmas night. shaw said he had just left the only store that was open in his neighborhood during the holiday. according to a police report, he

had just left this liquor store at the corner of east hoffman and milton street. he only got a block away when a group of five or six men surrounded him. he said suddenly one man hit him. >> punched me right here. >> startled, shaw said he wondered why hef attacked. >> i asked him what happened. punched me in my face again. after that i was on the ground. >> then shaw received at least ten more punches to the face. he isn't sure how many people were hitting him. shaw said he only heard these words at the end of the attack. >> at the end of that, if you would have had money, we would have robbed you. >> he's doing really good physically right now. but mentally, he's pretty short. that's my major concern for me right now. for us to give the justice that he deserves. >> he said he was taunted.

now he believes he was targeted. >> i feel as if it was a hate crime because i am a homosexual. i stand out. >> i don't want my son to feel like oh when i get up, i can't go to a corner store, you know to, pick up something because i might get beat up. you know? nobody should have to live in fear. >> police are investigating. they said they have some good leads and what at this point they're calling an assault. charles also tells us two years ago he was robbed at gun point. baltimore city police made an arrest the next day. >> time is 5:11. new research making drug availability to cancer survivor rates. we'll explain in this morning's medical alert. protecting children against identity theft. but first here's a look outside. we have your insta weather plus forecast next. stay with us. 11 news saturday morning is just

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>> take a look outside downtown baltimore. no snow yet. it is chilly though. airport 35, harbor 38. humidity's up there around 78%. winds are light out of the east at 7 miles per hour. all right. let's get down to brass taxes here and take a look at what's going on on hd doppler right now. areas of darker blue that you see here moving over montgomery county and portions of howard county and carroll county. dark blues mean there is something falling from the sky. lighter areas mean that it is falling, but it's not hitting the ground. then you know what the green means. that's the rain that's falling around the dc area, portions of annapolis over on to the eastern shore. then there's this fine line here south of baltimore where we're seeing some mixed precipitation. the interesting part is this whole area right here is

probably gonna center itself over the greater baltimore area and pretty much our entire viewing area over the next several hours so there could actually be a lull in the action as far as the snow is concerned. then on the back end of this we'll see more snow later in the afternoon. so folks that maybe were expecting to wake up and see snow may have to wait another couple of hours. all right. current temperatures right now around the area, some spots it is certainly cold enough to snow, up in westminster 3 2shg edgewood 35. over on the eastern shore, ocean city, they're at 36. then way out west, hancock 30, frostburg, 27 degrees. they are looking pretty good as far as snowfall is concerned. pretty much the entire portion of the channel 11 viewing area except portions of the south and southern baltimore city and baltimore county, they are in a winter weather advisory, so just be aware. that means things could get treacherous as snowfalls from the sky.

as far as your forecast today, 33 to 38. it's going to be a chilly one. it will snow more to the north and west in a rain mix to the south as we saw on hd doppler. winds will be out of the east at five to ten miles per hour. current weather right now shows this wet mess here to the south of us and the snows that are starting to form in portions of the areas to the north and west of the city that we saw hd doppler there. we're monitoring two systems here. first this upper level low that's bringing us a portion of the snow. there's also this bigger system to the south that's coming out of the gulf that's gonna work its way up the coast. that's eventually gonna push out. that could be pretty dangerous as far as the snow is skoerned and the snow melts would be much higher. speaking of those snow amounts, how much are we going to get or expected to get? break it down here. mountains are going to do the best at five plus here.

i think one to three inches is pretty safe. areas north and west, carroll county, they could probably see two to four inches in portions of southern pennsylvania could see two to four inches as well. but i think this is -- it's going to be nice to look at. as far as tonight is concerned, 25 to 33. it will get chilly. and it becomes windy. a northwest wind. 5 to 25 miles per hour. could see gusts around 25 miles per hour. as far as the seven day is concerned, winds pick up tomorrow. then our next chance of some precipitation will be new year's day. another rain/snow mix. wednesday 30% chance of rain or snow there. then by friday, it's chilly still, 39 degrees. >> 2 to 4 inches in carroll county. i still have an inch of snow ton ground. my daughter woke up said, are you going to go sledding with me. we already have an inch. we get two to four more, we'll be ready.

a mushroom is being touted as a life saver for a womans who diagnosed with cancer. her story coming up in medical alert. don't start the new year with a headache. tips to help prevent the dreaded hangover. you've still got a few days to make a difference on your 2012 taxes. i'll expla

in this morning's medical alert arch shortage of chemotherapy drugs and new batch of alarming stats shows supplies are running low and could impact patient health, causing the disease to return. in 2010 when a drug was in short supply, many drugs prescribed a substitute treatment for their patients. researchers at st. jude's research hospital looked at hundreds of medical records, they found one in four that were given the new treatment had a relapse. none of the patients died, but

those who relapsed needed more toxic drugs to recover. the secret to treating millions of cancer patients might be hidden in a mushroom. it's called the turkey tail. it's a small mushroom commonly found in northwest forests. physicians in other parts of the world have been using it for centuries to boost the body's immune system. researchers got permission from the fda to study the mushroom's healing qualities. one cancer patient, alicia clinton said she turned to the mushrooms to boost her immune system. >> welsh once i was diagnosed, i kind of just shut everything down. >> when they with ingested into the body, they stimulate immune cells that line the intestines and then those stimulate other immune cells all over the body. >> and lisa says so far that treatment is boosting her immune system and her outlook on life as well. venlths champagne toasts on new year's eve could leave you

feeling crummy the next morning. don't start 2013 with a headache. we have some tips to help you prevent that dreaded new year's day hangover. >> the reason why we have hang joefs is because our body is having a hard time dealing with all of the toxins from the alcohol. >> the guide to life author said before a party, eat a hearty meal, drink lots of party. >> asparagus has also been shown to help break down alcohol faster. it will help minimize if not completely make your hang joef nonexistent. >> if you didn't plan ahead, sip on some fruit juice if you wake up feeling sick. >> fruit juice is filled with fructose. it helps to minimize the hangover by pulling out the toxins faster and processing them through the live and getting them out of your body. banana is a great hang joef food because it's filled with potassium. so when you're drinking you're pulling the electrolytes out of your body. it helps to refuel you. >> coconut water is full of

electrolytes. >> eggs are filled with a chemical called sisteen. it helps break down alcohol faster. you don't want to have eggs that are fried or filled with all different other things. poached eggs are the cleanest, lowest fat and best way to have eggs in the morning. >> laurel shoots down some hang joef cure myths. >> for some reason, people think having fried fatty food actually helps get rid of their hangovers. it doesn't. it's actually going to aggravate your stomach even more. >> the hair of the dog theory of drinking more alcohol to help your headache is deceiving. >> a bloody mary is spicy and acidic, two things that you don't want when you have a hangover. >> okay. hope you're taking notes. more news coming up. but first a look at some events going on around town this weekend.

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start of the new year meanious have to start thinking about filing 2012 taxes. it's not too late to ensure you get a bigger return opinion 11 news reporter kim stacey has details. >> the clock is ticking down on 2012 but you still have time to make your tax return bigger.

>> charitable deductions. either through cash contributions or noncash contributions to organizations like the goodwill, salvation army, things like that. >> those donations are tax deductible increasing your chance for a return. you can also increase your mortgage interest deduction just by making a payment a few days early. >> you can also pay your january 2013 mortgage, pay that before december 31st and that will add an extra month's worth of mortgage interest to your deduction. >> if you own a home you also have until december 31st to file for your homestead tax credit. it's a simple online application that takes only five minutes but can save you big time on your property taxes. >> the homestead tax credit is a credit that's given by the state of maryland that sort of caps the assessment of your property, your real estate, your personal residence, basically. >> we should all be closely watching the negotiations on capitol hill. if we go over the fiscal cliff, our 2013 taxes will be

dramatically affected and significant enough that most people will notice a difference in their pay checks immediately. >> the most significant impact is that the social security tax rate is gonna go up by 2%. so if you're an employee making $100,000 a year, automatically you're going to see a $2,000 increase in your social security with holding taxes. >> you've got until monday, april 15th to file those taxes. for more tax tips or information, you can visit our website wbal tv.com. wbal tv 11 news. >> that time to start dealing with that again. >> i can't believe it either. 5:29. snow two times this week in our viewing area. >> yeah. >> what is coming our way this morning? >> that's an interesting question, barry. as far as this morning is concerned, we're getting a lull in the action. i'll explain in your insta weather plus forecast coming up. >> he'll break it down for us. and round two of snow for folks

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snow situation. seems like it is starting later than we thought, right? >> yeah. there's a separation that you can see on radar right now that's showing that there's some snow that has started to fall that's moving out. there's going to be this break. on the back end there will be more. so folks who maybe were expecting to wake up to some snow this morning, you're going to have to wait just a little bit. it will come. take a look on hd doppler. i put that arrow there just to show the direction of the storm. put this in motion to show you the last three hours there. you can just see there's that separation there. there's a lot of precipitation as part of a different system that's to the south and parts north of us. it's because of an upper level system that's gonna bring us snow later in the day. for right now we're going to see no snow, but that will change once that back end of the storm gets there. very quickly, 35 degrees. east winds at seven. humidity picking up up there,

78%. there is moisture in the air. when will we expect the snow in we'll try and let you know coming up. >> thanks. another round of snow blanketed parts of oklahoma friday morning causing numerous wrecks across the state. a quick moving system much smaller than the one earlier in the week dropped an inch of snow around oklahoma friday. it did fall on top of roads that were already covered, making it pretty difficult for many travellers, including one family heading to california. they ended up in a ditch when the trailer they were hauling began sliding off the highway. >> this trailer, it just lost control. it just started going back and forth so we couldn't guide it. the trailer just kind of pulled us over so we tried to steer to the side and got caught up on the side. >> where's her coat? slightly warmer conditions are expected over the weekend before another storm system approaches the southern plains sunday night into monday. and a winter storm grounded

flights and caused travel problems all across canada. it wasn't all bad. big snow also meant big time fun for adults and kids alike. sledders were out in full force. when parents got in on the action, kids ruled the day. storm dumped between 4 and 8 inches of snow thursday. it also delivered record breaking snowfall in montreal and quebec. a $64.4 billion emergency spending package for victims of super storm sandy sailed through the senate with the backing of democrats but it faces opposition in the house where republicans say they favor a smaller version. sandy battered the east coast in late october and was the most costly natural disaster since hurricane katrina in 2005. the request was made earlier by the obama administration to help clean up debris, rebuild flooded buildings and cover other expenses. >> going straight from the hurricanes into snow. >> we are again. children can be victims of

identity theft. how the state is leading the nation in the fight to protect your kids. holiday lights put many of us in the holiday spirit. how one man is using his elaborate lawn decorations to help who he calls the forgotten children. the snow is on the way, but it may take a little longer to get here. i'll explain why in your insta weather plus forecast coming up.

>> now your 11 insta weather plus forecast. >> and take a look outside right now. no snow in downtown baltimore yet. just chilly though. bwi 35, harbor 38, east winds seven miles per hour. let's take a look at hd doppler right now and show you what is going on, why the snow isn't

falling. this system down there. it's part of a system that's coming out of the gulf. this system here is part of an upper level trough that's bringing some of the snows mainly through portions of ohio and pennsylvania and soon into the greater baltimore area. the problem is, this is separating away here. the moisture that was supposed to hit us is not hitting us. we're watching the back end of this storm which should move through the next several hours. see this pipeline here of pretty clear conditions. it's cloudy, but there's nothing falling from the sky. lot of the precipitation we thought we'd see in the early morning hours isn't turning out to be so right now, so the back end of this is something that we'll need to watch. portions of southern pennsylvania, they're seeing something right now. current temperatures, cold enough to snow in a lot of spots. 35 bwi, 31 in parkton. over on the eastern shore in

chestertown, 36. 36 also in ocean city. coolest spots that you would expect in the mountains of western maryland. 27 frostburg, 25 in oakland. there are a number of winter weather advisories around the greater baltimore area. the entire northern portions of the state. baltimore city and southern baltimore county not under that winter weather advisory. so most likely portions to the south of the city are going to see mostly a rain/snow mix when all this is said and done. your forecast for today, temperatures 33 to 38. five to ten miles per hour. snow more north and west, less to the south, most likely a rain/slow mix to the south. current weather. there's that break that we saw on hd doppler, moisture to the south and to the north and west as we pull out here, you'll get a better idea as to the two systems that we're watching here. there's a third one behind this. it's a little smaller.

this is coming out of the gulf of mexico working its way up the east coast. this would really be a mess if it was moving more inwards here. but because of this trough, you're keeping it close to the side. you can see that well defined trough is causing that pipeline there to give us some clear conditions and keep some of that snow away. there's high pressure on the back end of this which will bring windy conditions once this storm finally moves out of here by sunday. as far as what we can expect, we're still staying with this. i'm going to revise this in the next hour. anywhere from 1 to 3 inches in the greater baltimore area. more north and west, 2 to 4 inches then out in the western mountains there, more than 5 inches of snow could be expected. this is a fast moving storm. that is the good news. as far as tonight is concerned, 25 to 33 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. the snow will taper off. it will be windy as that high pressure moves in. northwest winds 15 to 20 miles per hour, gusts of up to 30.

there's a couple more systems we're watching in your seven day. another one possibly here on new year's eve. could be the same sort of thing that we're dealing with here. 40% right now for your new year. another system we're watching could give us a dusting or little bit of trouble thursday. we'll give that a 30% chance. you can see the temperatures in the low 40s to high 30s. >> very interesting. >> the holiday season is in full swing. if you're looking for ways to stay in the christmas spirit, here's one place. >> one man's home has become an exhibit for the community, but this display may encompass the real meaning of the season. ♪ jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock ♪ >> the rights are exquisite. more than 45,000 of them. they've been blinking in unison since november 27th, complete with holiday carols, a star of david and several christmas trees. glenn zire spent more than 50

hours putting together his home for the holiday season. while neighbors and visitors have been looking forward to glenn's traditional display now, it's part of a massive effort for charity. >> i do it to raise awareness and money for court appointed special advocates for foster children. it's a great cause. i have been involved with them for about five years now. >> a volunteer since 2008, he shares this holiday display for the third consecutive year. his efforts have raised over $2,000 so far and organization officials promise to put it to good use. >> that money is used to recruit additional volunteers. currently we're already serving about 10% of the children who are under the protection of the courts in maryland. so we always need additional volunteers. >> his display has been getting busier and busier gaining momentum as it gains in popularity. last year alone he was able to raise $1200 in a 30 days of lights and music. so why casa?

>> the lowest people in society i guess are foster children. they don't have a choice. they're in a situation. they can't make decisions for themselves. so they do need someone to help represent them. that's why i chose to help them out. >> thousands of lights, thousands of dollars and thousands of smiles. now that's the reason to celebrate. >> what an awesome display. if you'd like to see it go to zire's home along the 800 block of festival avenue. it runs through tomorrow night through 10:00. you can also donate by heading to our website wbal tv.com. >> wonder if he knew that street when he first moved in. identity thieves are going after children. they may have a tougher time in maryland. we're gonna tell you why. heart break for families trying to adopt from russia. we'll have more on the ban

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>> it's like taking candy from a baby, only this candy could cost that baby his or her identity. child identity theft is unfortunately not uncommon in the state of maryland. cable accounts could be opened in your child's name. now we have a law to try and stop that from happening. the first state in the nation to

do it. sara sam son has more. >> a recent study finds one in ten children have had their social security numbers compromised in some way. according to the maryland attorney general's office, that's the low estimate. that's because some victims don't know they are victims. >> a child won't find out until they get to be an age where they have to apply for credit. >> a new law going into effect january 1st aims to keep kid's identity safe. the legislation is the first of its kind in the country. >> we want to make sure that children and other protective persons have an opportunity to freeze their credit report. >> it will alaw a parent or guardian to freeze credit reports of children or disabled adults. you don't even need reason to believe their identity is at risk. the attorney general's office recommends you do it as a precaution. >> that's what we recommend if a child has been a victim of identity theft then there's no charge placing a freeze on the credit report. if the child hasn't been a

victim they can charge up to $5. >> the state is working with the credit bureaus to find ways to protect an especially vulnerable population of kids. >> we know they are in multiple houses. we want to make sure they are not at a higher risk for identity theft and that their identity is protected. department of human resources and credit bureaus are already in conversations. >> wbal tv, 11 news. >> the attorney general's office plans to post information on its website to help parents through the process of freezing your child's credit reports. you'll have to contact each credit reporting agency separately. rush president putin has signed a new law banning americans from adopting russian children. that ban is reportedly in retaliation for a u.s. law that imposes sanctions on russians who violate human rights. according to the ap, that ban means 52 children who were in the pipeline for u.s. adoption will now remain in russia. activists denounce that move.

>> it's not surprising that there's political retribution, that there's a political tit for tat. that's not surprising. but what's shocking is that they're putting the well being of children at risk for the sake of political retribution. that has to stop. >> that ban will go into effect january 1st. stay with us. there's much more ahead on wbal news saturday morning. coming up in sports, we'll check out what got him in trouble with the league. those stories straight ahead. hqq

good morning. we knew about ed reed's $55,000 fine for his hit on victor cruz that i and most anyone seemed to think was an okay play. the nfl said it needs to target ed reed for the way he's been playing. but also that game against the giants there was another fine. one that tagged his teammate michael oher. you see 94, chop block. would have been okay except for his teammate also engaged nuka. therefore it was a penalty. that made sense. i don't understand though. michael oher fined $10,000 on the play as well. the league right now getting the ravens when it comes to money on that. that play certainly legal. let's check in with a little bit of basketball. really good matchup between the greyhounds of loyola and bucknell. five losses combined. look at the drive.

no answer for mike moscala. young man had four nba scouts there to watch him. you can see why. he's 6' 11". got moves left, right. he was tough. game high 29 points for that young man. made a bit of a move. robert olson. nice job off the glass. little defense causing turnover. ahead to bobby olsen. he gets the kids off that. it is good. still down 13. bucknell withstood the best test loyola had to offer. loyola victorious by a final of 66-46. bucknell winner, 66-46. wizards last night, wizards got a win. jordan crawford wide open. not much defense on the magic knocking down that three. now up eight in the fourth quarter. 17 feet. knocked it down. washington wins for just the

fourth time. 105-97. later today, navy in a bowl game against arizona state. we'll check it out for you tonight at 6:00. have a great day. >> it's 5:55. here's a look ahead at the next hour of wbal news saturday morning. >> i'm on winter weather watch. that's next. >> and things could be changing with this storm a little bit. maybe some of the total not as high as we thought. we'll take a closer look on your insta weather plus forecast. down to the wire. just three days to avoid the fiscal cliff. what the president and lawmakers are doing. stay with us.

>> as we come to the close of another year, we are reminded of loved ones who are sacrificing their lives for liberty and the pursuit of happiness. we take our editorial time for greetings from the military. while they cannot be with their families this holiday season, we want to share their well wishes to their families all across maryland. >> i'm in kabul afghanistan sending a christmas message to my family, my mother rose, my sister, my brother joe, sister angela in phoenix arizona and spouses and their children of which there are ten, ten niece and nephews. i want to thank you for support

during my absence. thank you for your kindness and gifts, the many gifts you sent to myself. i look forward to seeing you next christmas. see you this time next year. >> i am with the 29th cat in kuwait. i want to give a shout out to my loving husband, my daughters, my mom, my dad and my sister, niece, nephew. i want to wish you all a happy holiday. i'll see you soon.

>> good morning, and welcome to 11 news saturday morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. lisa has the weekend off. >> i'm barry simms. another round of winter weather is on tap for us.

let's get right to the latest. what's the latest? >> this is for people who don't like snow. looks like this is going to be the lighter side of this entire storm. hd doppler shows us how this is all unfolding. you'll see a lot of the moisture associated with what we thought was gonna roll through here. staying south of us. that's the yellow arrows there. portion that's gonna give us snow highlighted in the red arrows just to the north. that's pretty much a storm that's coming out of the lexington kentucky area on portions of ohio and will push our way. so you can see it's a pretty quick moving storm. so once that does move through here, we should start seeing some rain and snow in portions of the greater baltimore area and portions to the north and west. i think personally that some of the snow totals that we were thinking about maybe an inch or two less. so there might be some areas get a dusting. other areas get up to two to three inches. very quickly want to show you national weather service still

has a winter weather advisory for a majority of the viewing area and current conditions right now out of bwi showing no snow yet, 35 degrees with an east wind at seven miles per hour. we'll take a closer look on how this will unfold and we'll have up dated snow totals in your insta weather plus forecast. >> you know what, kim? i forgots there snow out there. i forgot that you were even out there. tell us what's going on, kim. i apologize. >> that's okay. here in my snow pants and my snow boots and snow jacket and snow hat. the only problem is, there's no snow. we're here in columbia in howard county along route 32. a few minutes ago it started to flurry just a little bit. we thought this is it. it's going to start snowing. it's going to start coming down. and then it stopped. we jut got a few flurries out

here so far. the roads are completely dry. everything is moving good here behind us. shouldn't have any problems on the roads. looks like the storm is going to hold off for a little bit longer. right now in howard county everything is looking good. we're playing the waiting game as we do to see when the snow du start coming down. we'll check back in with you later and see how it is. everything is looking good. shouldn't have any problems getting around this morning so far. we're live back to you guys. >> we are so glad that you're out there. >> military. she's ready to go. >> you could stay inside and watch the snow or the dusting depending on where you are. you can watch that through your window. chances are you may have someplace to go today. >> lot of folks busy. state road crews working to make sure you need to need you need to go.

>> bit busy these days at home improvement stores. >> i have to work tomorrow. >> this first round of winter is already wearing out its welcome with motorists. >> gets a little old. >> just try to stay off the roads. that's about it. >> marylanders are shelling out cash for supplies. at this home depot in southeast baltimore, it's time to stock up for winter weather staples. >> people coming in anticipating what's going to happen tomorrow. we're getting a lot more of the customers coming in. >> maryland state highway administration crews are trying to stay one step ahead of mother nature. >> road crews are also gearing up for another visit by mother nature. crews spent the day pretreating roads to help keep them ice free. in addition, state highway officials say they have up to 2400 trucks salted road ways state wide. they do ask motorists to keep a few things in mind.

>> if you are planning traveling on saturday wait until after the storm begins. give our crews a chance to get out on the road, salt and plow and make sure they are safe. >> baltimore city officials say they are all on stand by. >> we will be activating our storm center at 2 a.m. saturday morning with about 35 to 40 pieces of equipment out. we are prepared, our staff is prepared and our equipment is ready to go. >> wbal tv 11 news. >> you can keep track of the storm as it advances. interactive radar and full screen. get the updated forecast on wbal tv.com. just click on weather. in washington this morning president obama said he is fed up with the fiscal cliff stale mate. he met with congressional leaders at the white house yesterday and announced there is work behind the scenes on a bipartisan deal. then he issued an ultimatum. here's sally kidd with the latest. >> the president sat down with

house speaker john boehner and other congressional leaders in hopes of cutting a last minute deal. >> we had a constructive meeting today. senators reed and mcconnell are discussing a potential agreement where we can get a bipartisan bill out of the senate over to the house and done in a timely fashion so then we met the december 31st deadline. >> we'll be working hard to see if we can get there in the next 24 hours. so i'm hopeful and optimistic. >> senate leaders say they're hoping to come back with a proposal as early as sunday. >> whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect. some people aren't gonna like it. some people will like it less. but that's where we are. >> our president said if an agreement isn't reached by the deadline, he will urge the senate majority leader to hold a vote on a basic package. one that ensures taxes don't rise in middle and lower income americans. wbal tv 11 news. >> the house will hold a rare

sunday session. votes are scheduled for early evening. speaker boehner isn't expected to put anything on the floor for a vote unless he is sure that it can pass. president obama will be david gregory's exclusive guest on "meet the press." you can catch the interview right here on 11 news tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. venlths port strike averted at least for now. the union has agreed to extend their contract. the move puts off threatened sunday strike by more than 14,000 long shore men across the country including baltimore. a strike would have crippled operations at the ports which handle 40% of all u.s. container cargo. it's reported major steps have been taken to resolve the on going dispute. an abrupt end to the career of one long time merril civil rights leader. director of civil rights for the maryland attorney general's office will retire january 8th.

this decision comes amid some legal problems for snoweden. he was convicted last month of marijuana possession and has a court date next month for violating his probation in a drunk driving case. one minute he's out. the next he's back in. that roller coaster ride for david wilson appears to be over. the board of regents voted to renew his contract. george lettuce has more. shortly after the vote, david wilson said he is honored the board of regents renewed his confidence by extending his contract to june 2014. it comes just a few weeks after the board voted to oust him as president, a situation he blames himself for. >> i'm the president of the institution. and so as president, you know, the buck stops in the president's office. and so certainly whatever transpired here, i'll be the first one to raise my hand to say, i'll own it. >> he promises to improve relations and communication between his office and board

members. >> i'll make sure that the board is involved and the decisions that make up the institution in terms of the direction that we take. >> when the board voted to not renew his contract earlier this month, many on campus and in the community staged rallies to show support for wilson. >> faculty has never been more inspired, motivated and filled with hope. >> many of those supporters packed the board of regents meeting friday which was closed to cameras. >> it's a lot of those things where everything has been explained. >> it's not clear why the board voted to keep dr. wilson. it is clear he's a man trying to move forward. >> i'm very energized and ready to continue to work. >> george lettuce, wbal tv 11 news. >> time 6:08, 35 degrees at the airport. severaling for the best college can definitely be a challenge. coming up we'll look at a

possible list of top schools in the nation. >> identity thieves going after more and more children. up next, maryland is leading the fight to protect the kids. >> here's a live look outside as we wait for the snow to come. we have your insta weather plus forecast next.

>> no snow yet in downtown baltimore. 35 at the airport. 39 at the harbor. there's a lot of moisture in the air there. humidity 82%. winds out of the east at 7 miles per hour. the pressure is dropping now at 29.87 inches of mercury. say the least. storm is stressing me out. it's not really doing what we thought last night. by the hour it seems to be changing. i highlighted two areas here. between these two systems right here and the mountains, it's really making for this nice tight line here of no

precipitation at all. we're noticing this system coming out of the gulf here which you see in the carolinas. that's going to push off. we thought we'd get the top end of this, but that's not happening. the back end where the red arrows are of this precipitation that's part of an upper level trough is basically coming out of west virginia, kentucky, portions of ohio. that's gonna push in over here. you can see the greens are turning to whites and blues. so once that pushes through here, we'll start seeing the snow. that might not be for another couple of hours so stay tuned on that. i think because of that, the snow totals at least in the greater baltimore area will be dropped pretty much all of pennsylvania and our viewers up in southern pennsylvania there around york, they're seeing snow already this morning and will probably see around 2 to 4 inches. current temperatures now for most areas, it's cold enough to snow. and stick to the ground. parkton 31, westminster 33, frederick 32, out in hagerstown,

they're 30. airport 35. warm spot, annapolis. they're going to get all rain at this point. ocean city 36. i do expect cool temperatures out in the western mountains, 28 frostburg, 25 in oakland. still, despite what we're seeing on radar, there's a winter weather advisory still out there from the national weather service. baltimore city and portions of southern baltimore county, national weather service seems to think they're not going to get anything significant through this one. pretty much the entire viewing area is under that winter weather advisory. so just know if it does start snowing, it gets slippery out there. we did see state highway out there treating the roads yesterday. your forecast for today. we'll call it 33 and 38 degrees, east wind five to ten miles an hour. most of the area will see snow, more north and west. we'll see a rain to rain mix. portions south and east of the city. that includes annapolis and the

eastern shore. our current weather, there's that distinct pipeline that we just showed you on hd doppler. all the moisture out here on the eastern shore, which is all rain at this hour. this is the other mess that's gonna move through here in the next several hours. there's the system that's moving out of the gulf of mexico across the panhandle of florida. it's a pretty wet storm but it is a fast moving storm. that's the good news. once that snow does get here, it will be here several hours. on the back end of this way out west, high pressure that's gonna bring us pretty windy conditions as we head into sunday. as far as total, i revise this. in the greater baltimore area, it could be anywhere from a dusting to two inches depending on how that system moves in here. portions north and west. you're good for about two inches. that includes carroll county and portions of southern pennsylvania. but all along the eastern shore

south into southern maryland i think pretty much it's safe to say this is going to be a rain event for you guys. your forecast this evening then. it's going to be chilly. 25 to 33 once the snow ends. northwest wind and windy, 15 to 20 miles per hour. it will feel even cooler than that. it will probably feel closer to around 20 degrees in some spots. your seven day. we're watching two other systems. one that's gonna hit us on new year's day. temperatures only around 40. another one on thursday which we have about 30% chance now of frozen precipitation. temperatures right now are about 42 degrees. friday, back to the sun and 39. >> more snow. >> gallon of milk. >> you could be paying about that much during the new year. >> with the new year comes the start of tax season. what you can do to ensure you get a bigger return this year.

holiday lights put many of us in the holiday spirit. up next, how one man is using his e will be rate lawn decoration to help foster children. when 11 news saturday morning news continues.

in this morning's consumer alert the fiscal cliff could mean bad news at the supermarket as congress dives into negotiations that happened before the new year. if lawmakers don't approve a farm bill by then, the price of milk could shoot up. an average gallon costs $3.55. it could soar to between $6 and $8. it wouldn't be just milk prices. all dairy products would be affected. cheese, yogurt. it won't happen right away. the department of agriculture could take weeks to put a new program in place. the start of the new year means you'll have to start

thinking about filing 2012 taxes. even though there are just a few days left in the year, it's not too late to ensure you get a bigger return. >> the clock is ticking down on 2012 but you still got time to make your tack return a little bigger. >> charitable deductions you still have time to increase your charitable deductions. either through cash cribbings or noncash contributions through orringmizations like the goodwill, salvation army, things like that. >> those donations are tax deductible, increasing your chance for a return. you can also increase your mortgage deduction just by making a payment a few days early. >> you can also pay your january 2013 mortgage, pay that before december 31st. that will add an extra month's worth of mortgage interest to your deduction. >> if you own a home, you also have until december 31st to file for your homestead tax credit. it's an on line application that can save you big time on your property taxes. >> the tax credit is a credit

that's given by the state of maryland that sort of caps the assessment of your property, your real estate, personal residence. >> we should all be closely watching the negotiations on capitol hill. if we go over the fiscal cliff, your 2013 taxes will be dramatically affected. it's significant enough that most people will notice the difference in our pay checks immediately. >> the most significant impact is the social security tax rate will go up by 2%. to cite you an example, if you make $100,000 a year, you'll see a $2,000 increase in your with holding taxes. >> you've got until monday, april 15th to file those taxes. for more information, you can go to wbal tv.com. in the news room, wbal tv news. a new maryland law will offer parents another layer of protection for the children. starting january 1st, parents will be able to freeze their

children's credit report in order to combat possible identity theft. the state attorneys office recommend they take the step as a precaution. >> so that nobody could open credit in their name because when a creditor tries to contact credit reporting agencies there will be a restriction that prevents them from releasing that child's information. >> maryland is the first state in the nation to enact the legislation. the ag's office will soon release information online to help parents navigate the process. the best value in public colleges. looks like most are right in our area. analysts measure the quality of education against the economic value. top honors go to the university of carolina at chapel hill, which held the top spot since the list came out in 1998. it's followed by the university of virginia, florida, college of william and mary and university of maryland college park.

it's all based on the availability of financial aid. stay with us. there's much more ahead on 11 news saturday morning. first here's a look at some events going on around town.

the holiday season is still in full swing. if you're looking for ways to stay in that christmas spirit there's one place to spread some

cheer. one man's home has become an annual exhibit for the entire community. the lights may truly encompass the meaning of the season. ♪ jingle bell, jingle bell rock ♪ >> the rights are exquisite. 45,000 of them. they've been blinking in unison since november 27th, complete with holiday carols, a star of david and several christmas trees. glenn zire spent 50 hours putting together his home for the season. while neighbors and visitors have been looking forward to the display for years, it's part of a massive effort for charity. >> i do it to raise awareness for casa, court appointed special advocates for foster children. >> a volunteer with court appointed special advocates since 2008, zire shares this holiday display for the third

consecutive year. his efforts raised over $2,000 so far. organization officials promise to put it to good use. >> that money is used to recruit additional volunteers. we're serving 10% of the children under the protection of the courts in maryland. so we always need additional volunteers to serve as advocates. >> the display has been getting busier and busier every year, gaining momentum as it gains in popularity. last year he was able to raise $1200 in the 30 days of lights and music. why casa? >> the lowest people on society are foster children. they don't have a choice. they're in this situation. they can't make decisions for themselves. they do need someone to help represent them. that's why i chose to help them out. >> thousands of lights, thousands of dollars and thousands of smiles. now that's the reason to celebrate. and if you'd like to see the display, head to zire's home

along festival avenue. it runs through tomorrow. there's still time. you can donate to casa by heading to wbal tv.com. >> it is 6:28 and 35 degrees at bwi airport. what pro-cuters are planning to produce during next month's trial. that's next. we're still waiting for the snow to start here. i'll have a live report coming up. kim should have gone to carroll county like i told her. that's where they're seeing some of the snow. i'll show you some totals coming up in the insta weather plus forecast. ♪

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welcome back to 11 news saturday morning. thank you for joining us. >> they're seeing some snow. i'll show you some of the six hour snow totals. right now, basically, the storm is not shaping up exactly how we

thought. lot of the moisture is staying to the south of us. we thought we'd get a hook in. that's turning out not to be the case. couple areas that do have some measurable snows. westminster has about .04 of an inch. they're seeing some of the snow. little dusting there. that's gonna move out within the next hour or so. there's more moisture on the back of it. it's kind of an open area where we're not going to see any precipitation. that could be another hour or so before the other moisture moves in. now, we were hoping, kim, that we'd have some snow for you there. we don't. but i don't know. i'm looking at the radar right now. portions of carroll and baltimore county have the snow right now, but nothing where you are in howard, right? >> right. >> and we thought it was going to be snowing here in howard county. things changed a little bit.

that's why we're here in howard county in columbia along 32. we're not seeing any snow. we saw a few flurries maybe about an hour ago. we thought it was going to pick up. it never happened. we'll head up to carroll county and see if we can't find some snow there. things are looking good. you can see things are moving fine. there's no snow on the roads. the roads were completely dry. so you shouldn't have any problems getting around here in howard county at all. in my snow gear, my snow boots, my snow hat. so maybe we'll head up to carroll county and see if we can't find some snow there. so, we'll bring that to you as soon as we get it. wbal tv 11 news. >> all right, kim, we look forward to yur other report later on during the day.

keep track of the storm as it advances on our i phone and androin apps. you can see interactive adar full screen and get the updated forecast on wbal tv.com. click on weather. a new twist two years after felicia barnes went missing, prosecutors moved to play a sexually explicit movie for the man accused of killing barnes. the movie is footage of barnes, johnson and two others fp state's motion ask that the court room be closed when that video is played. johnson is charged with murder. in carol county, police charged a 51-year-old man with raping a girl at a hotel. investigators say it happened thursday night at the budget inn on the pike in mount erry. the suspect has been identified as gary foot. he's been charged with second degree rape and solicitation of a minor.

could it be a hate crime? the alleged victim certainly thinks so. kenny shaw was brutally attacked christmas day. as police search for suspects, mr. shaw sat down with the i team. >> holding the hands up. >> but the defensive move did not work. this is a picture of kenny shaw after being repeatedly punched in the face and head. the brutal meeting happened christmas night. shaw said he had just left the only store that was open in his neighborhood during the holidays. according to a police report, he had just left this liquor store at the corner of east hoffman and milton street. he only got a block away when a group of five or six men surrounded him. suddenly one man hit him. >> punched me right here. >> startled, shaw wondered why he was attacked.

>> i asked them what happened? punched me in the face again. after that i was on the ground. >> shaw received ten more punches to the face. he wasn't sure how many people hit him. he on heard these words at the end of the attack. >> there was a roarke at the end of my beating, if you had money, we would have robbed you. >> he's doing really good physically. but mentally, he's scarred. you know? that's my major concern. for tows get the justice that he deserves. >> shaw told us he was taunted. now he believes he was a target. >> i feel like it was a hate crime. >> i don't want my son to think i can't go to a corner store to pick up something because i

might get beat up. nobody should have to live in fear. >> police are investigating. they said they have some good leads and at this point they're calling it an assault. >> shaw also said two years ago he was robbed at gun point. baltimore city police made an arrest the same day. a bill providing billions of dollars to victims of super storm sandy passes in the senate but stalls in the house. and round two for folks in oklahoma. it's going to be nothing like that here. we will see people starting to see flakes at this hour. i'll have your insta weather

still no snow in downtown baltimore at the harbor. lot of moisture in the air. 82%. winds out of the east at 7 miles an hour. everyone wants to know when's the snow coming? portions of carroll county are starting to see some right now as we saw a dusting in some spots pretty much at this hour, but snow is falling there. but eventually will stop for a little while. there will be a lull in the storm that's forming. we actually thought this moisture down on the eastern shore, some of this would have been more to the north which would have come out of the area and started to snow around 5 this morning for a majority of the viewing area. that simply did not happen. and so now the best chance of snow is the strongest part of the storm which is over charleston where they are seeing rain and some mixed precipitation to the north and

south. and then portions far north are seeing the snow. this is going to move up here in the next several hours i think between the show's over at 7. between 7 and 9 not going to see much activity. then after 9, start seeing snow and rain moving into the area. one thing that worries me, we are seeing in charleston the rain. the rain/snow line will be interesting in the greater baltimore area. areas south of the city are going to see all rain or rain/snow mix with little accumulation. we'll go over the projected accumulation total in just a couple of minutes. current temperatures right now looking pretty good, as far as possibility of snow. i could get them to change over to my snow temperatures. at the airport, 35 degrees. anapolis 35. 36 degrees. parkton 31. westminster 33. frederick 32 degrees. coldest spots out in the western

mountains, raised a degree or two. frostburg 28 and oakland at 25 degrees. the viewing area still under that winter storm advisory. you can see the city in southern baltimore county and all the eastern shore except cecil county. they are in the clear as far as any dangerous weather associated with snow and rain. this area down here is going to be mostly rain, maybe a mix, but nothing too much to worry about. it's going to be chilly. 33 to 38. east wind five to ten miles per hour changing north later in the day. we're still calling it snow. more to the north and west. that rain/snow mix to the south which looks more like rain than a rain/snow event. there's that pipeline there showing no precipitation. breaks in the clouds that were pretty interesting. this is moisture that we saw

that was going to move in. it's part of a larger system moving out of the gulf of mexico sitting over the panhandle of florida. it's also -- these are also two lows that are the upper levels of the storm. that's where we're seeing this other smaller system here that we knew was going to bring us snow. we thought this would bring us more as well. that did not turn out as some of the models suggested earlier in the week. behind this big system of high pressure that's going to wipe all of this out of here by sunday, which will bring very windy conditions. so, bundle up. temperatures in the 30s. winds will feel more like the 20s to high teens. as far as the snow totals are concerned, i have revised this. we'll call it rain, snow. dusting to two inches in the greater baltimore area. portions north and west, they're

going to see two to four inches. mountains will get the brunt of this with five plus inches. your forecast for this evening. 25 to 33. those winds will pick up out of the northwest 15 to 20. it will feel much cooler than what we're seeing here. the snow will end probably around 7, 8 if not earlier. take a look at your seven day. there are a couple other systems we're keeping an eye on. one on new year's day. we'll give that a 40% chance. then again thursday, 30% chance of a mixed bag of precipitation. temperatures remaining in the lower 40s then things start cooling off as we head into friday around 39 degrees. >> another round of snow blanketed parts of oklahoma causing numerous wrecks all across the state. a quick moving system much smaller than the one dropped around an inch or so across portions of central oklahoma. this fell on top of roads that were covered in snow and ice

making it difficult for many travellers making their way across the state including one family going to california. they landed in a ditch when the trailer they were hauling began sliding off the highway. >> this trailer just lost control. it started going back and forth so we couldn't guide it. we tried to get off the ice. the trailer just pulled us over. so we tried to steer to the side and got caught up on the side. >> the southern plains sunday night into monday another storm approaches. travel problems across canada but the news wasn't bad. that big snow also meant fun for adults and kids alike. kids in toronto were out in full force. parents were out in action. the storm dumped between 4 and 8 inches of snow in toronto thursday. also delivered record breaking snowfall in montreal and quebec. >> a $60.4 billion emergency

spending package for victims of super storm sandy has gone through the senate with the backing of democrats. it faces opposition in the house where republicans say they favor a smaller version. sandy battered the east coast in late october and was the most costly natural disaster since hurricane katrina in 2005. the funding request was made earlier by the obama administration to help clean up debris, rebuild flooded buildings and cover other expenses. if you ear feeling the need to work out after all the christmas cookies and festivities, stay with us. 11 fitness is coming up next. let's go! >> first a look at last night's winning lottery numbers.

welcome back. time for 11 fitness. charles harris joining us talking cross training today. >> happy holidays to you. >> rule number one. if you have leftovers after christmas, it's a rule after 72 hours you got to throw it out. >> okay. >> so today we'll do some cross training. something you can do at home in case it's snowing today. you can incorporate weight training, the bands and cardiovascular training. it's really effective for calorie burn. really effective for tone. >> you're starting with ten pound weights. >> that's all.

go down like this. up. one, two, three, four. incorporate. >> that's good. >> that's harder to do than it looks. >> side to side. incorporate your cardiovascular training. >> this is working all of the different muscles at once. >> this is great for the lower body. side to side. side to side like this. tap. tap. >> light on your feet there. >> incorporate that. go down. >> still cross training. >> look how easy it is. >> boom to it. >> does it make it easier?

>> boom. side to side. boom. boom. >> now you'll be performing cpr. incorporate that. three feet waves, okay. >> this is the fun part. >> you want to help? >> taking our picture. >> okay. >> i'm pulling. i'm pulling. go, go, go! >> what if you don't have a partner to do this? hold the band yourself. that's good. that provided resistance for you. if you'd like to get in touch with charles, check out his website chisel it.com or call him. give him a minute so he can catch his breath.

we'll have another look at your weekend forecast when we com

that play by rice completely legal. let's check in on a little bit of basketball from last night. really good matchup between loyola and bucknell. look at them drive. no answer for mike moscala. young man has four nba scouts

there to watch him. he's 6' 11". got moves left, right. 29 points for that young man. second half. made a move. robert olson. that drive off the glass. little bit of defense. causing a turnover. ahead to bobby olsen. gets off that. bucknell withstood the best loyola had to offer. loyola, final of 66-46. bucknell winner 66-46. wizards got a win. jordan crawford wide open there. not much defense. knocking down that. now up eight in the fourth quarter. from 17 feet. knocks it down. washington wins for just the fourth time this season 105-97. wizards are now 4-23 on the

year. later today navy in a bowl game against arizona state. we'll check on that for you. check on that for you tonight at 6:00. i'm pete gilbert. have a great day. >> the weather. the snow. >> it's looking like the initial moisture that we thought was gonna hit the area did not. doppler just shows all of that moisture, we thought it would be farther north. there is stuff on the back end. that is going to move up in the next several hours. you could see some snows in the next hours. we don't think it would be as much as we initially thought unless something happens when some of the moisture loops around again. we are going to see some snow pushing out. >> unless you're a kid. that's not a bad thing. >> thank you. that's all the time we have right now. thank you very much for joining us. >> today show is next.

>> as we come to the close of another year, we think about our loved ones sacrificing their lives for our pursuit and happiness. these will also be available on wbal tv.com. click on editorials for the wbal family to yours, happy holidays.

>> we're the family here in turkey. you want to take this opportunity to tell you we love you and miss you. we love you. from our hearts to ours, we say merry christmas and happy new year. >> hi. i'm sara becko from baltimore, maryland. i just wanted to give a shout out to my friends and family in baltimore maryland especially my mom, dad and sister. i miss you. i'll be home soon. >> i'm bill hill in kabul, afghanistan. i'd like to wish my wife jessica, my daughter sara and my son o went happy holidays. i miss you guys and i'll see you soon.